Articles by David Roberts
David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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Report highlights vital fact on energy: Efficiency gets cheaper the more you spend on it
A while back I did a roundup of reports. I left one out because I wanted to highlight it in its own post: Synapse Energy Economics Inc.: Costs and Benefits of Electric Utility Energy Efficiency in Massachusetts [PDF] Massachusetts recently passed the Green Communities Act, which significantly ramps up the state’s utility efficiency programs, mandating […]
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Biochar: magic bullet?
“If biochar could be massively applied around the globe, we could end the emissions problem in one to two years.” — soil scientist and Cornell professor Johannes Lehmann
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Vote for the worst piece of writing on climate change
Every year the Poor Man Institute gives out awards for a range of wanktastic behavior from the lunatic right. Highlights include the Chickenhawk of the Year award (for rhetorical courage), the Fluffy award (for egregious ass-kissing), and the Purple Teardrop With Clutched Pearl Cluster award (for melodramatic offense-taking). Of particular interest to Gristians, however, is […]
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Tennessee ash spill more than three times larger than originally thought
NYT: “Coal Ash Spill Is Much Larger Than Initially Estimated“ Initially authorities said there were 2.6 million cubic yards of ash in the pond, and 1.7 million spilled. Now they’re saying 5.4 million cubic yards have spilled — more than double the original estimate of the total in the pond. Fills you with trust in […]
